Example sentences of "number of [noun] of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , we could have a number of herds of cattle ; these herds would be called primary sampling units and the individual cattle are secondary sampling units . |
| 2 | The formula also shows the number of moles of atoms of each element in one mole of molecules . |
| 3 | Initial research work at Oxford United 's ground consisted mainly of making a large number of video-recordings of fans in the London Road End . |
| 4 | Alun Morgan and Dr Jon Saunders of the department of genetics and microbiology at the University of Liverpool , working with Dr Roger Pickup of the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology , Windermere , form one of a number of groups of scientists developing techniques to spot a GEM . |
| 5 | On the other hand , States may have received representations from a number of groups of individuals whose concerns may conflict , and the traditional theory of State responsibility allows the State to synthesise or ignore those arguments and to present the position that best represents its own interests . |
| 6 | Using the break even equation , where x is the number of pairs of trousers to earn a profit of £11,040 each month : |
| 7 | How does the number of pairs of rabbits grow ? |
| 8 | There are a number of flights of steps and visitors will be walking on catwalks above some of the processes . |
| 9 | This is exactly what a number of species of birds have done — golden eye , European starling , moorhen and North American cliff swallow among them . |
| 10 | While many hitherto disinterested onlookers could , perhaps , stomach the loss of several insect species ( even dragonflies and butterflies ) , there were few who were not moved by the prospect of extermination for a number of species of birds . |
| 11 | The number of species of animals and plants living today runs into millions , and similar numbers of species have probably lived on earth for at least part of the earth 's history . |
| 12 | Such a limitation has not obviously affected the evolutionary ‘ success ’ of this type of body pattern , as witnessed by the vast number of species of insects and crustacea alive and flourishing today — but it certainly affects the extent of their behavioural repertoire . |
| 13 | Microsoft Corp says it has trouble estimating the number of copies of Windows NT it will sell , so what is the reasonable way to tell whether it succeeds ? |
| 14 | He enclosed a number of copies of testimonials and requested one from his illustrious patron . |
| 15 | first @ : the name and address second @ : the title and surname third @ : the number of cases of bottles |
| 16 | However , sexual abuse of children clearly differs in nature from physical abuse : the perpetrators are mostly male , the victims mostly female , ( although the number of cases of boys being abused in this way is growing ) , and understanding the origins of such abuse must lie within an understanding of sexuality and the distribution of power within our society . |
| 17 | When the price of graphite fell in 1900 and the mines closed they returned to their villages ; one result was an increase in the number of cases of cattle stealing in the Western and Southern Provinces of fifty-six per cent over 1899 . |
| 18 | PAT has drawn to my attention a number of cases of teachers whose professional and personal lives have been virtually destroyed as a result of allegations made against them by children , allegations either subsequently withdrawn or shown to have absolutely no foundation . |
| 19 | The allegations were dismissed on the same day by an Egyptian Interior Ministry official , who cited a small number of cases of abuses by policemen but claimed that they had been properly investigated . |
| 20 | Beatrice Webb initiated a number of studies of aspects of poverty for the Royal Commission on the Poor Laws of 1905–09. [ doc . |
| 21 | Professor William Miller of Glasgow University , author of a number of studies of voters ' behaviour at elections , believes formal advertising has relatively little effect on how people vote . |
| 22 | Already there have been a number of reports of developments of this kind . |
| 23 | The total number of members of parties and organisations of Southern Korea which made application for consultations is recorded in the list submitted by the American delegation as 70 million persons . |
| 24 | You will be read a number of sets of adjectives . |
| 25 | The two new rules most likely to be modified concern the number of sets of tyres allowed at a grand prix and limitations on the use of spare cars . |
| 26 | Although it is quite reasonable to ask a human being to search by eye through a moderate number of drawings of artefacts it is not reasonable where thousands are involved . |
| 27 | There are a number of classifications of needs but three broad categories are generally adopted : |
| 28 | In 1976 I counted the number of families of animals with paternal care that had the two modes of fertilization : the result ( now out of date ) was 42 with external , to 20 with internal fertilization . |
| 29 | If double counting is discounted , but the number of dependents of recipients of benefits is taken into account , then at least one-quarter of the population in Britain relies almost totally on social security benefits . |
| 30 | In the following year they staged a number of occupations of churches , but even that avenue of protest was closed to them in the end , because it became too dangerous . |